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First Bite: Bishop's Post
Take a look inside Dave Rook's new classy-casual Chesterfield restaurant, serving up refined versions of classics like steak, fried chicken, and prime rib.
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Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
Delicate meets dense: Kahlúa sponge cake is topped with a glassine sugar sculpture.
Sometimes things just don’t work out—and sometimes they work out for the better. Case in point: Ben Bishop Jr.’s transitioning of the former Oceano Bistro into Bishop’s Post, a broader-market restaurant that doubles as a tribute to Chesterfield trailblazer Justus Post, who once owned the land that the restaurant occupies. Out of veteran chef Dave Rook’s deep bag of culinary tricks come treats like a chicken-fried-bacon BLT, gremolata-encrusted lamb lollipops, and a pork chop with Budweiser-and-bacon gravy. An equally big attraction is the 80-seat patio—part under sky, part under cover—that’s home to occasional live music and frequent backyard-style barbecue shindigs, all within sight and earshot of a landscaped waterfall, the finest in town (the same claim we reserve for Rook’s spicy seafood-and-andouille gumbo). On the days and eves when the weather gods smile, outdoor dining doesn’t get much better. We’re enthralled enough that we might just kiss the Bishop’s ring.
16125 Chesterfield Parkway West
Chesterfield
636-536-9404
Lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly, brunch Sun
